THE PIECE PROJECT
Inspiring and promoting chess for youth
TOURNAMENTS
Through our tournaments, our students can apply new skills they've learned in our lessons and enjoy competing with their peers. We have weekly tournaments that all vary in time control, format, and eligibility to participate. Below are the two main types of tournaments we organize and steps on how to participate.
CHESS FOR CHARITY
Our Chess for Charity tournaments require a minimum donation to participate, with proceeds going towards charities dedicated to improving access to quality education. The prize varies depending on the tournament. Below are the instructions on how to participate in these tournaments.
1. Go to chess.com and create a free account.
2. Go to "Connect" and click "Clubs".
3. Search up "The Piece Project" in the club search bar to join the club, or click here.
4. Click below to go to our donation page, and donate a minimum of $15.00 with a note including your chess.com username. You will not be able to participate if you don't leave us a note!
5. On the day of the tournament, go to the club home page and join the tournament 10 minutes prior to the start time.
WHY CHESS FOR CHARITY?
Experience
Gain valuable experience playing real tournament games with realistic time controls
Benevolence
Help and provide support for other children in need of quality education
Community
Build connections to meet and compete with other peers in the chess community
FREE FOR ALL
Our Free for All tournaments are open to everyone! By playing in these tournaments, our students can learn time management and gain experience playing live chess games against other opponents. Below are the instructions on how to participate in these tournaments.
1. Go to chess.com and create a free account.
2. Go to "Connect" and click "Clubs".
3. Search up "The Piece Project" in the club search bar and join, or click the "Join Club" button below.
4. From there, all the tournament information is on the club home page!
5. On the day of the tournament, go to the club home page and join the tournament 10 minutes prior to the start time.
